Jonathan Lafontaine, of Totowa, was charged with Topoleski’s death and indicted by a grand jury on one count of first-degree murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. He pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance in July 2013.

A status conference was originally planned for June 2, but not all of the lawyers involved in the case were able to attend, according to Michael DeMarco, Passaic County’s chief assistant prosecutor.

On July 15, 2013, two groups of passengers began shouting at each other in separate cars while stopped at a light in Little Falls, according to police. Eventually, a Mercedes containing Topoleski followed a Jeep with Lafontaine and his friends to a nearby home. Lafontaine went into a house, came out with knives and allegedly stabbed Topoleski as he and his friends began to get back into their car, prosecutors said.

Lafontaine has been in custody at Passaic County Jail since being charged, DeMarco said.

Prosecutors previously offered Lafontaine a plea deal of 30 years. The deal is still pending and has not been officially rejected, DeMarco told the Times Thursday, June 5.

However, Lafontaine’s attorney, Douglas Anton, previously said they would not accept the plea offer based on the evidence he’s seen.

Were he to accept, Lafontaine would have to serve 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole, according to DeMarco.

In 2013, Lafontaine’s attorney told reporters that the 20-year-old was acting in self-defense after being "stalked" by Topoleski and his friends, according to The Record.

The case will reconvene before Judge Donna Gallucio at 9 a.m. June 24, the same day as a golf outing to raise funds for scholarships in Topoleski’s honor.

Topoleski, who was 18 at the time of his death, graduated from Cedar Grove High School in 2013 and planned to attend Montclair State University, according to the scholarship’s website.